1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:


In Context

1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:

2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."

3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord .

Jonah 1:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,